Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-21

The extremely hot weather and the
lack of rain the past week have inaugu-
rated another drought and growing
crops of all kind are suffering for rain.
Rye, wheat and barley are harvested,
and the oat harvest will commence next
week
1t has been too hot for man or
beast to perform much labor this week,
and people are generally taking rest.
The raspberry campaign is, however.
active ms ever, but is being carried on
this year according to the rules of civ
ilized pickers, and with no hot contests
on the picket line rs sometimes hereto
fore. She riseth up at daylight in the
morning, dons her last years outfit,
wakes up her sluggard lord long enough
to tell him he will find cold bite on the
table, and that he must lay in a supply
of provisions for the week during her
absence, and not forget to pay the wash
woman half dollar, as she must skir-
mish around aud provide berries for the
family for the coming cold winter.
Then in company with other Industrious
scarecrows she strikes out for the wilds
of Nip and Tuck, and rouses the belated
owl from his lair, and scares the song
sters of the woods from their lofty
perches. On arriving at the patch,
her Joy is turned to bitterness when she
discovers that rival squad of bird
scarers, the leader Of which has already
two quarts more Of berries put up
than herself, has beat her into the
"patch." Then things fly generally,
and we leave her. Meanwhile the head
of the house sleepeth until seven o'clock,
and then wandcrs into the village
hungry and disconsolatc, and studying
how lie can buy six dollars worth of
groceries, and pay the washwoman
with dollar and half. He at last
solves the problem, by taking Contract
of Matt. to unload schoOners at five
cents a cargo, whileth away the inter-
mission at cent ante, and by noon he is
rich, owning a good share of the earth,
berry patches included, and mot a
wave Of trouble rolls across his peaceful
breast" At about the same hour 4
tired hungry, ragged and mad berry
picker is RELOCATING herself on the cold
bite left for the other chap, and resoly-
ing that she win sit up all night just to
beat her rival out the next morning.
And that is the way we are worrying
through the heated term down this way.
Mrs. Beach has removed her stock Of
millinery goods to Cassville.
Amos Rogers has moved his family to
Beetown, and viii go into saloon at
Lone Rock.
w. II. Burgess and family Sundayed
in Bectown.
Pat. BARLEY gave us call on Mon
day. He was not electioncering, but
looking up the interests Of the Bloom
ington Agricultural Society, and i IS
eloquent rs ever.
VIM. Patterson, Of Cassyille, and
James Hutchinson, of Madison were
visitors on Tuesday. Also lawyer Wat
kins of your town on legal business.
Mrs. Kate Mccoy is visiting her old
home this week.
Mr.. Joseph Weiss departed this life
last Wednesday and was buried from
the village church. He had been an
invalid for many years.
A beautiful monument to the memory
of the late j. +. Mccoy was put up in
our village cemetery last Wednesday.
II was from the marble works at Ian
caster.
Hundreds Of dead fish may be found
along the shore Of Grant river. BY
some the cause Of their dying is
said to be the low water, and by others
II is attributed to the use Of dynamite.
Considering the extreme heat the gem
eral health is good, and Doc. gets
chance to wander around town and see
how other people get in their time.
VIDI.